gyrovague

English edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”).

Noun edit

gyrovague (plural gyrovagues)

(obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.

Translations edit

Translations

Finnish: vaeltava munkki
French: gyrovague (fr) m, moine gyrovague m
German: Wandermönch m

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʒi.ʁɔ.vaɡ/
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Noun edit

gyrovague m (plural gyrovagues)

gyrovague (itinerant monk)
mendicant, beggar

Adjective edit

gyrovague (plural gyrovagues)

itinerant, wandering
Synonym: itinérant

Further reading edit

“gyrovague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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